Debunking the Fake Viral Image of Pope Francis in a White Puffer Coat

A viral image of Pope Francis wearing a white puffer coat is completely fake and was created using an AI-image generator called Midjourney. The tool has been used to create photo-realistic images of former President Donald Trump getting arrested. AI image generators allow anyone to describe the image they want to see using text, and the images are created using millions of images from the web, including copyrighted ones. The U.S. Copyright Office recently announced that AI-created images can’t be protected by copyright.